Gardening
Unexpected consequences – Wednesday 7th January 2026
there are unexpected consequences of cutting the hedge back really hard – as Mum discovered yesterday.
Puppy
Puppy
Disaster averted – Sunday 4th January 2026
Disaster was averted yesterday when Pebbles decided to try her paw at figure skating. It did not go well.
Day to day life
Flying Leaps – Tuesday 30th December 2025
Flying leaps are rarely called for, especially in a home situation and never involving a dog and a can of Coca-Cola.
Gardening
Found out – Sunday 28th December 2025
Pebbles has been found out – now Mum knows where she has been disappearing to in the garden.
Christmas
Pebbles loves her duck – Friday 26th December 2025
Pebbles loves her duck and it has turned into a new favourite toy. Wilma is putting in her bid to be fed salmon.
Christmas
White Christmas – Sunday 21st December 2025
Wilma is giving up on any hope of a white Christmas. It’s looking more like a very muddy one as far as she can see.
Gardening
Glorious mud – Wednesday 17th December 2025
The garden is one big patch of glorious mud. And Pebbles is happier staying outside – or so she says.
Puppy
Using subterfuge – Sunday 14th December 2025
Mum spends her life using subterfuge to get Pebbles to cooperate – take getting her to come in from the garden, for example.
Health
Weighing Pebbles – Saturday 13th December 2025
weighing Pebbles can be a considerable challenge – as Mum found out yesterday when she took Pebbles to the vet
Day to day life
Warm and Dry – Friday 12th December 2025
Wilma doesn’t mind winter when it’s warm and dry – but then it hardly seems like winter when it is. Where’s the snow?